Independence and quality of mass Media in the InteRnet AGE

Project description

Technology has changed how we get our news

The internet has dramatically changed how information is shared and consumed. People no longer gather around the TV to watch the evening news or anxiously wait for the morning edition of newspapers. The EU-funded MIRAGE project will investigate the impact of the internet on media independence and content quality. It will examine the extent Google search results are tailored to users’ political views and whether personalised results increase ideological polarisation. The project will also examine how advertising impacts what issues are reported. Overall, the findings will furnish media experts with insight into how the industry is transforming and what it means for the quality of democracy.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › internet
• social sciences › political sciences › government systems › democracy

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• ERC-2017-STG - ERC Starting Grant

Call for proposal

ERC-2017-STG

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Funding Scheme

ERC-STG - Starting Grant

Host institution

UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA

Net EU contribution

€ 1 485 500,00

Address

Placa De La Merce, 10-12
08002 Barcelona
Spain

Region

Este › Cataluña › Barcelona

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

€ 0,00

Beneficiaries (1)

UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA

Spain

Net EU contribution

€ 1 485 500,00

Address

Placa De La Merce, 10-12
08002 Barcelona

Region

Este › Cataluña › Barcelona

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Links

Other funding

€ 0,00